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3mo ago

NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs Sell Out in Record Time at Newegg

Newegg's entire inventory of RTX 50 Series GPUs was depleted in just 20 minutes, with most units gone within five minutes due to unprecedented demand and limited supply.

RTX 5090 supply at Newegg
Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card on different backgrounds
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Nvidia RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card from different angles

Overview

  • Newegg experienced an 8-10x surge in site traffic during the launch of NVIDIA's RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs, highlighting the extraordinary demand for the new graphics cards.
  • The GPUs sold out completely within 20 minutes, with the majority of stock claimed in the first five minutes, leaving many consumers empty-handed.
  • Limited supply, as previously speculated, contributed to the rapid sellout, with reports indicating extremely low allocations for retailers worldwide.
  • Scalpers have listed the GPUs on resale platforms at inflated prices, while some eBay users have countered by posting fake listings to target scalper bots.
  • Newegg has committed to restocking the GPUs in collaboration with NVIDIA and its partners, and offers a trade-in program to make upgrades more accessible for customers.